Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Schedules

Second Schedule

Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974

Annex

Chapter II–1 : Construction — Structure, Subdivision and Stability, Machinery and Electrical Installations

Part A-1 — Structure of Ships

Regulation 3-2 : Protective coatings of dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers 22

Purchase

1.	Paragraphs 2 and 4 of this regulation shall apply to ships of not less than 500 gross tonnage:

1.1	for which the building contract is placed on or after 1 July 2008; or

1.2	in the absence of a building contract, the keels of which are laid or which are at a similar stage of construction on or after 1 January 2009; or

1.3	the delivery of which is on or after 1 July 2012. 23

All dedicated seawater ballast tanks arranged in ships and double-side skin spaces arranged in bulk carriers of 150 m in length and upwards shall be coated during construction in accordance with the Performance standard for protective coatings for dedicated seawater ballast tanks in all types of ships and double-side skin spaces of bulk carriers, adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee by resolution MSC.215(82), as may be amended by the Organization, provided that such amendments are adopted, brought into force and take effect in accordance with the provisions of article VIII of the present Convention concerning the amendment procedures applicable to the Annex other than chapter I.

3.	All dedicated seawater ballast tanks arranged in oil tankers and bulk carriers constructed on or after 1 July 1998, for which paragraph 2 is not applicable, shall comply with the requirements of regulation II-1/3-2 adopted by resolution MSC.47(66).

Maintenance of the protective coating system shall be included in the overall ship's maintenance scheme. The effectiveness of the protective coating system shall be verified during the life of a ship by the Administration or an organization recognized by the Administration, based on the guidelines developed by the Organization.24

[Regulation 3-2 Part A-1 of Chapter II-1 of the Annex to the Second Schedule (Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974) inserted by Notice No. 4133, GG55299, dated 4 September 2026]

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22	Refer to Guidelines for the selection, application and maintenance of corrosion prevention systems of dedicated seawater ballast tanks (resolution A.798(19)).

23	Refer to Unified interpretation of "unforeseen delay in delivery of ships" (MSC.1/Circ.1247).

24	Refer to Guidelines for maintenance and repair of protective coatings (MSC.1/Circ.1330).